Benzothiadiazole salicylamides

ABSTRACT

CERTAIN NOVEL N-(U,2,3-BENZOTHIADIAZOLYL)-SALICYLAMIDES, USEFUL AS CESTICIDES.

United States Patent 3,637,724 BENZOTHIADIAZOLE SALICYLAMIDES PeterKirby, Kent, England, assignor to Shell Oil Company, New York, N.Y.

No Drawing. Filed Jan. 23, 1970, Ser. No. 5,425

' Int. Cl. C0711 91/56 US. Cl. 260-304 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE Certain novel N-(1,2,3-benzothiadiazolyl)-salicylamides,useful as cesticides.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the invention This inventionrelates to a series of novel substitutedN-(1,2,3,benzothiadiazolyl)-salicylamides which are effectiveanthelmintics, giving outstanding control of cestodes that infestwarm-blooded animals.

Description of prior art A search of the prior art did not elucidate anyprevious disclosure of N-(1,2,3-benzothiadiazolyl)salicylamidestructure. In French Pat. 1,541,415 a general class of1,2,3-benzothiodiazo1es having bonded to the benzene ring variousfunctional groups including a structure labeled,,only generally, assubstituted hydrocarbon were disclosed. Other substituted1,2,3-benzothiadiazo1es have been disclosed in US. Pats. 3,275,647 and3,320,123 and in French Pat. 1,369,645.

SUMMARY O FuTHE INVENTION DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Thenovel compounds of this invention can be described by the generalformula:

r Q nag N (z)n (I) wherein W represents halogen, nitro,trifluorornethyl, methylsulfonyl or cyano; Y and Z each can be hydrogenor one of the moieties represented by W, n is 1 to 2.

' Examples of the general formula include:

5-chloro-N- 6-brorno-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl) salicylamide;

5-chloro-N- (4,6-dibromo-1 ,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7 -y1) salicylamide;

3 ,5 -dichloro-N- 4,6-dibromo- 1,2,3 benzothiadiazdl-7- yl)-salicylamide;

5-bromo-N-(4-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazo1-6-yl)- salicylamide;

3,5-di bromo-N-(4,6-dichloro-l ,2,3-benzothiadiaz01- 7 -yl)-salicylamide ice S-bromo-N- (6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)salicylamide;

3,5 -dibromo-N- 6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 7-yl -salicylamide;

5-chloro-N- (6-nitro-1,2,3,-benzothiadiazol-7-y1)- salicylamide;

5-chlor0-N- (4,6-dinitro-1,2,3,-benzothiadiazol- 7-y1) -salicylamide;

3,5-dichloro-N- (6-nitro-1 ,2,3-benZ0thiadiazO1-7-yl salicylamide;

5-bromo-N- (6-nitro-1,2,3,-benzothiadiazol-7-y1)- salicylamide;

3 ,5 -dibromo-N- (4,6-dinitro- 1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl salicylamide 5-nitro-N- 6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl) salicylamide;

3,5-dinitro-N-(4,6-dichloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)- salicylamide;

5-nitro-N-(6-bromo-1,2,3-benzothiadiazo1-7-yl)- salicylamide;

3 ,5 -dinitro-N- 4,6-dibromo- 1,2 ,3-benzothiadiazol- 7-yl-salicylamide;

5-nitro-N-(6-nitro-1,2,3 -benzothiadiazol-7-yl salicylamide;

3,5 -dinitro-N- 6-nitro- 1 ,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl) salicylamide;

S-nitro-N-(4,6-dinitro-1,2,3 benzothiadiazol-7-yl)- salicylamide;

S-trifluoromethyl-N- (6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazo1-7-yl)-salicy1an1ide;

3-ch1oro-5 -trifluoromethyl- (4,6-dich1oro- 1,2,3 -benzothiadiazol-7-yl)-salicylamide;

S-trifluorornethyl-N- (4,6-dichloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 7-yl)-salicylamide;

5 -trifluoromethyl-N- 6 -trifluoromethyl- 1, 2, 3 -b enzothiadiazo1-7-yl-salicylamide;

3 S-dibrorno-N- 6-trifiuorornethyl-1,2, 3 -benzothiadiazol- 7 -yl-salicylamide;

S-trifluoromethyl-N- (4,6-dinitro- 1,2, 3 -benzothiadiazol- 7 -yl-salicylamide 3,5 -dinitro-N- (6-trifiuoromethyl- 1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl) -salicylamide;

3-nitro-5-chloro-N-(4,6-dinitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 7 -yl)-salicylamide;

3-bromo-5-nitro-N- (4-nitro-6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)-salicylamide;

5 -cyano-N- 6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl salicylamide;

3 ,S-dichloro-N- 6-cyano-l ,2,3benzothiadiazol-7-yl salicylamide;

3,S-dicyano-N-(4,6-dichloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 7-yl -salicylamide;

3-nitro-5-chloro-N- (4,6-dicyano-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 7-yl)-salicylamide;

5-chloro-N-(7-bromo-1,2,3-benzothiadiazo1-6-yl)- salicylamide3,5-dichloro-N-(4,7-dibromo-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 6-y1)-salicylarnide;

S-b romo-N-( 1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-6-yl) -salicylamide;

3,5 -dibromo-N- (4,7-dichloro- 1,2,3,-benzothiadiaznl- 6-yl)-salicylamide S-bromo-N- (7-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-6-yl)-salicylamide;

3,5 -dibromo-N-( 1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-y1) salicylamide 5-chloro-N-(7-nitro- 1,2,3 -benzothiadiazo1-6-yl) salicylamide;

5-chloro-N-(4,7-dinitro-1,2,3-tbenzothiadiazol-6-y1)- salicylamide;

3 ,5 -dichloro-N- (6-nitro-1 ,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-y1)- sal icyl amide;

3 S-bromo-N- 6-nitrol ,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl salicylamide;3,5-dibromo-N- (4,7-dinitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-6-yl) salicylamide;-nitro-N-( 1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-y1) -salicylami 1e; 3 ,5 -dinitro-N-(4,7 -dichloro- 1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 6-yl -salicylamide; S-nitro-N-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-6-yl) -salicylamide; 3,5 -dinitro-N- 4,7-dibromo-1,2,3-benzothiadiaz/Jl- 6-yl -salicylamide;5-nitro-N-(1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-6-yl)-salicylamide; S-nitro-N-(4,7-dinitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-6-yl)- salicylamide;S-trifluoromethyl-N-(6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 6-yl)-salicylamide; 3-chloro-S-trifluoromethyl-N- 1,'2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-y1) -salicylamide; 5-chloro-N-(6-methylsulfonyl-1,2,3-benzothiadiazo1-7-yl -salicylamide;S-chloro-N-(4,6-diamethylsulfonyl-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 7-yl-salicylamide; S-methylsulfonyl-N-(4,6-dibromo-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl) -salicylamide; 5 -methylsulfonyl-N- (4-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 6-yl) -salicylamide;S-methylsulfonyl-N-(4,6-dichloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 7-yl)-salicy1amide.

Highest cesticidal activity appears to be associated with the subclasswherein W represents a middle halogen (chlorine or bromine); Y ishydrogen or middle halogen; Z is hydrogen or middle halogen; n is 1 or2. Preferred species of the subclass include compounds wherein W ischlorine, Y and Z are hydrogen or chlorine and n is 1 or 2.

Examples of the subclass include 5-chloro-N-(1.2.3-benzothiadiazol-6-yl) salicylamide; 5 chloro-N-(1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)-salicylamide; 5 chloro N -(6 chloro 1,2,3benzothiadiazol 7 -yl)-salicylamide; 5- cholor N (4,6 dichlorol,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)- salicylamide.

Biologically active compounds of this invention may be prepared by thereaction of the substituted aminobenzothiadiazole of Formula II:

wherein Z and n are as defined above, with a substituted salicyloylchloride of Formula III:

(III) wherein W and Y are as defined above. The reaction is suitablycarried out in a halogenated aromatic solvent such as chlorobenzene atreaction temperatures ranging from '25 to 100 C. and reaction times of 1to 46 hours.

Aminobenzothiadiazoles of Formula I can be prepared by several differenttechniques starting with materials like substituted anilinehydrochloride or substituted mercaptoaniline.

One route which has been found to be convenient involves the conversionof the appropriately substituted aniline hydrochloride to athiazathiolium salt (Herz compound) using the Herz synthesis. Thethiazathiolium salt is then diazotized with nitrous acid to form thesubstituted 1,2,3-benzothiadiazole. The benzothiadiazole is thennitrated with an appropriate nitrating agent such as potassium nitratein concentrated sulfuric acid and the product is reduced with a reducingagent such as stannous chloride in a mixture of ethanol and concentratedhydrochloric acid to yield the desired aminobenzothiadiazole.

Amino-1,2,3-benzothiadiazoles can also be prepared fromZ-mercaptoanilines using the diazotization technique first described byBerthsen (Chem. Ztg., 12, 1318 (1888). Using the technique described byHodgson and Dodgson (J. Chem. Soc. 1948), 1006)nitro-l,2,3-benzothiadiazoles can be prepared from nitro-substituted2-mercaptoanilines. The nitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole can then be reducedwith an agent such as stannous chloride to yield the desired amino-1,2,3benzothiadiazole.

The compounds of the invention, processes for their preparation andtheir biological activity are illustrated by the following examples, inwhich parts by weight (w.) and parts by volume (v) bear the samerelation as the kilogram to the liter and all temperatures are indegrees centigrade:

EXAMPLE I 5-chloro-N-(6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol- 7-yl)-salicylamide Cl 8 N OH Cl Aniline hydrochloride (52 W.) was added tosulfur monochloride (375 w.) and the mixture was stirred at 65 for 4hours, benzene (200 v.) was then added and the mixture was allowed tocool before filtering and Washing the residue of6-chloro-1,3,2-benzothiazathiolium chloride with further portions ofbenzene.

A sample of 6-chloro1,3,2-benzothiazathiolium chloride w.) obtained inthis manner was added to 50% sulfuric acid (400 v.) at 60 and a smallquantity of tar was removed by filtration through glass wool. Thecfiltrate was cooled to 0 and sodium nitrite solution (40 w. in 40 v.water) added with stirring. Stirring was continued at 0 for 1 hour aftercompletion of the addition and the reaction mixture was then poured intoice (2000 v.) and allowed to stand for further 2 hours. This mixture wasextracted with diethyl ether (3x 200 v.), the extracts were dried overmagnesium sulfate and the solvent was removed by evaporation. Theresidue obtained in this manner was purified by chromatography on asilica-gel column using methylene chloride as eluent solvent to give6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole as yellow crystals M.P. 74-75 C. Thestructure was confirmed by elemental analysis.

6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole (15 w.) was dissolved in concentratedsulfuric acid (60 v.) and potassium nitrate (13 w.) was added slowly atambient temperature. After the addition the mixture was heated at C. for2 hours. The mixture was poured into the water and the solid (9 w.) wasfiltered off. Separation in a silica-gel column using methylene chlorideand petroleum ether yielded 6-chloro-7- nitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole(2.7 w.), M.P. 99-101. The structure was confirmed by elementalanalysis.

6-chloro-7- nitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole (8 w.), ethanol (40 v.) andconcentrated HCl (60 v.) were warmed to 60. Stannous chloride (50 w.)was added, keeping the temperature at 60. The mixture was heated at 60for one hour, cooled and poured into 30% potasium hydroxide Solution.The yellow solid was extracted with chloroform, the chloroform layer wasdried and evaporated. The yellow residue was purified by chromatographyand recrystallization from isopropyl alcohol to yield 6-chloro-7-amino-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole (2 w.), M.P. 157. The structure was confirmed byelemental analysis.

6-chloro-7-amino-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole (1.8 w.) and 5-chloro-salicyloyl chloride (2 w.) in chlorobenzene (30 v.) were heatedon a steam bath for one hour. The reaction mixture was cooled andfiltered, and the residue was Analysis.--Calculated (percent by weight):C, 41.7; H, 1.6; N, 11.2. Found (percent by weight): C, 42.7; H, 1.9; N,11.1.

EXAMPLE III Following procedures similar to those previously describedother species were prepared:

Compound Analysis (percent w.)

Calculated Found Polnt- C.) N 01 SN-(1,2,3benzothladiazl-6-yl)-5-chl0ro-salicylamide 255-256 13.8 11.610.5 13.9 11.8 10.7 N-(1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)-5-ch1oro-salicylamide205-207 13.8 11.6 13.1 11.5

EXAMPLE II EXAMPLE IV chloro N (4,6-,dichloro-l,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)- The biological activity of thecompounds of this invensalicylamide tion with respect to helminthparasites in the class cestoda, N and their relatively low toxicity withrespect to the host 2-chloroaniline (200v) was dissolved in glacialacetic acid (220 v.) and added below 30 to sulfur monochloride (1000 v).The mixture was then heated at 60 for 5 hours. Benzene (1000 v.) wasadded and the mixture was filtered to yield a brown solid. The solid wasdissolved in 50% sulfuric acid (1500 v.) and diazotized below 0 usingsodium nitrite (200 w.). After the diazotization was complete themixture was poured on to ice and left for three hours. The mixture wasfiltered and the solid was dissolved in ether. The ether layer waswashed with sodium hydroxide solution and then water. Evaporation of theether solution gave a brown oil 100 w.). This was crystallized fromethanol to give pale yellow crystals of 4,6-dichloro-l,2,3-benzothiadiazole w.), M.P. 84-86. The structure was confirmed byelemental analysis.

4,6-dichloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole (16 w.) was dissolved inconcentrated sulfuric acid (100 v.) and potassium nitrate (14 w.) wasadded slowly at room temperature. The mixture was then heated at 90 for5 hours. The mixture was then cooled and poured into ice yielding ayellow solid. This was filtered off and crystallized from ethanol togive 4,6-dichloro-7-nitro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazole (14 w.) M.P. 132-134".The structure was confirmed by elemental analysis.

4,6-dichloro-7-nitro 1,2,3 benzothiadiazole (0.9 w.) was dissolved inhot glacial acetic acid (20 v.) and iron powder (2 w.) was added overthe course of half an hour. The mixture was heated on a Water bath for afurther 2 hours and filtered hot. The filtrate was poured into water andthe mixture was extracted with ether. The ether layer was dried andevaporated to yield bright yellow crystals of 4,6-dichloro-7-amino 1,2,3benzothiadiazole (0.6 w.),

animals-that is, their high safety factorswas demonstrated by thefollowing tests:

Mammalian toxicity This is defined as the maximum tolerated dosage,milligrams of test compound per kilogram of animal body weight, and wasdetermined as follows: by intubation a group of mice was treated with adosage of 1000 milligrams of test compound per kilogram of mouse bodyweight. If any of the mice died, further groups of mice were treatedwith successively smaller dosages of the test compound, until a dosagewas found that all of the mice survived. This is recorded as the maximumtolerated dose.

Anthelmintic activity This is reported as the minimum effective dosage,milligrams of test compound per kilogram of animal body weight, toeffect a certain standard of clearance of parasites from the hostanimal. It was determined in any given case as follows: A group of 5mice, parasitized by tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) was treated, byintubation, with a single dose of the test compound, the dosage beingnear but less than the maximum tolerated dose. The treated mice werekept from feed and water for 24 hours following treatment, then the micewere sacrificed and the intestinal tract examined for the presence ofthe tapeworms. If or more of the mice were completely cleared oftapeworms the test was replicated and if the results were confirmed,additional groups of parasitized mice were treated with successivelylower dosages of the test compound, to ascertain the minimum dosagerequired to clear 60% or more of the mice completely of the cestodes.

Safety factor This is expressed as the ratio of maximum tolerated dose(M.T.D.) to the minimum efiective dose (M.E.D.).

Compounds of the invention were evaluated according to this procedureand the results were as follows:

M.T.D. M.E.D. Safety Compound (mg./kg.) (mg./kg.) factor5-ch1oro-N-(6chloro-1,2,3-benzothladlazol-7-yl)salicylamide 1, 000 62 16N-(1,2,3-benzothiadlazol-fi-yl)-5-cl1l0rosallcyla.mide 1, 000 250 45-Ch1010-N-(4,6-d10h1010-1,2,3-b8I1Z0thladl8ZOl-7-yl)-S3.110Y181I1ld9 62M.P. 167l68. The structure was confirmed by elemental analysis.4,6-dichloro-7-amino-1,2,3-benzothiadiaole (1.2 w.) and5-chloro-salicyloyl chloride (0.95 w.) in chlorobenzene (20 v.) wereheated on a steam bath for 46 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled andfiltered. Separation in a silica-gel column using ethanol yielded5-chloro-N-(4,6- dichloro 1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)-salicylamidemelting at 2395-2405 The structure was confirmed by elemental andinfra-red spectrum analyses.

The compounds of this invention are employed as anthelmintics for thecontrol of tapeworm infestations in warm-blooded animals usingconventional means and techniques employed in the anthelmintic art.

The dosage of the cesticide to be used will depend upon the particularcesticide to be used, the kind of host animal, whether the cesticide isto be used to cure an already existing infection, or merely as aprophylactic, and the like. These factors are those ordinarilyencountered in the treatment of animals to cure and/or prevent theirinfestation by cestodes; these factors and their solution all are wellknown to the practitioners of the art. In general, however, largerdosages are required to cure an already existing infestation than arerequired for prophylaxis. Thus, dosages of the cesticide to provide aslittle as 1 milligram of the cesticide per kilogram of the live bodyweight of the animal fed at regular intervals-twice daily or daily, forexample, may be sufiicient to prevent infestation of animals bycestodes. However, prophylactic dosages ordinarily will amount to about2-10 milligrams of the cesticide per kilogram of the animal body weight.The dosage required to eradicate already existing endoparasitesordinarily will be at least about 10 milligrams of the cesticide perkilogram of the animal body weight, with usual dosages being about 10 to100 milligrams on the same basis. The maximum dosage, of course, inevery case will be determined by the toxicity of the cesticide to thehost animal. The cesticide of this invention provide an excellent safetyfactor-eifectively eradicating cestodes without ill effect upon the hostanimal.

I claim as my invention: 1. Novel compounds defined by the formula:

w jam N 8 wherein W represents halogen, nitro, trifluoromethyl,methanesulfonyl or cyano; Y and Z each can be hydrogen or one of themoieties represented by W; n is l or 2.

2. Compounds according to claim 1 wherein W is middle halogen; Y ishydrogen or middle halogen; Z is hydrogen or middle halogen; and n is 1or 2.

3. Compounds according to claim 2 wherein W is chlorine, Y is hydrogen,Z is chlorine and n is an integer of 1 or 2.

4. Compounds according to claim 3 wherein n is 1.

5. Compounds according to claim 3 wherein n is 2.

6. A compound as in claim 3, said compound being 5chloro-N-(6-chloro-1,2,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)-salicylamide.

7. Compounds according to claim 3 wherein W is chlorine, Y is hydrogenand Z is hydrogen.

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